Receptacle



Feb. 3, 1931. I WESTlNG 1,790,962

RECEPTACLE Filied Sept. 9, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Feb..3, 1931. I w s m I 1,790,962

RECEPTACLE Filed Sept. 9, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 gwumtoz I V for use in the receptacle.

portion of a'latch 19 by which the Patented Feb. 3, 1931 UNITED sTAres ,PQATE LOUISE EASTbN-WESTING, on NEW YORK, N. Y.,-ASSIGNOR 'ro nonorny GRAY, on

BLOOMFIELD, NEW JERSEY, A oonronn'rron on NEW JERSEY RECEPTAGLE 7 Application filed September 9, 1930; SerialrIo. 480,238.'

The invention relates to receptacles and has as an object the provision ofa receptacle adapted to contain the various cosmetics demanded by ladies.

c A further object of the invention is to providea receptacle having compartments especially designed to carry a variety of cosmetics, lotions and the like.

It is a further object of the invention to 10 provide a receptacle of the character described having provision for carrying the cosmetics which may be desirable to transport when traveling. 1

Further objects of the invention will appear from the following description when read in connection with the accompanying drawing showing an illustrative embodiment of the invention and wherein Figure 1 is a perspective view of the receptacle with the cover in open position.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of a form of liquid container to be carried inthe receptacle.

' Figure 3 is a plan view with the cover open. Figure 4 is a central vertical section with the cover closed, and

' Figure 5 is a plan view of a tray adapted As shown, the device comprises a case shown as cylindrical in form and a cover 11 adapted to telescope with the top of the case 10 and provided with ajflexible leather hinge 12 and braces 12' to support the cover in.

open position. There is shown a strap 13 passing over the top of the receptacle having an end 14 passed through a perforation 15 in the wall of the receptacle adjacent the hinge 12 and secured as at 16 by securing means which may be common to the end 14':

" and to an end of the hinge 12. The strap 13' is shown as secured to the cover at 17 and- 18 to provide a handle for the receptacle, the

end of the strap being provided with'one cover may be secured in closed position. I y

A'mirror 20 is shown secured upon the in terior of the cover as by meansfof a retaining ring 21. To carry containers for avariety of cosmetic creams and the like,-there" are shown sockets 22, 111 the base of the container which sockets are shaped to fit the ars n whichthe creams are packaged. To

contain liquids of'which agreater quantity s u'suallydesired than of the creams,'jthere is shown ap'air ofsockets 23 equipped with bottles 24- eXtending thefull height cit-the c'asing,the bottles24 being-formed with a flattened side'25"for a purpose to be described. Y The sockets 23 are shown" as provided with collars-or -sleeves 26 to provide additional 'supportior thebottles and to serve as a supportfora portion of the weight of "a tray 27 shown'in'pl'an view lin Figure 5., The tray 27 is shown as arctiate in a portion of'i'ts periphery to fit within thecasing 1O andasgflattened atfl28to permit of the pro 3' ection "upward therebeyond fof the bottles 24'. i The jars-in the sockets 22 are of such afsize and the' sockets of'su'ch a depth'as to bringfl-the tops-1 0i thejars level witheach.

other *a'ndwith the tops off the sleeves, 26,1"

asjclearly shown in Figure 4, by which ar-;,

rangement thebottomof the tray '27 may be carried upon the clovers ofthe-short jars with one {edge resting upon the upper edge ofsleeves 26. fThe'tray 27 is shown-as formedwith a recess 29 to contain a box as of powder'and with other recesses30,31 o contain small packages of rouge or a compact.

The tray 27 is shown as'providedwitha pair of ph'andles-32-which may be se cjured'to the inner surfaces of the recess 29:

By virtue-ofthe flattened portions'of the bo'tt1es24, thetray' is allowed to overlap portions of the interiors of the sleeves 26 to se- 7 cure more pos'itivesupport ofthe tray. The projection upward past the tray,-ofthe bottles 24, enables access to these bottles contain- I ing the most used cosmetics or lotions, without removal of the tray.

There isthus provided an exceedingly attractive and simple beauty case which is equippedto carrythe Variety of cosmetics desired by a lady, when traveling. 1

'Minor changes may be made in the physical embodiment of the invention without depart ing from the spiritthereof.

Iclaim:v c 1. A receptacle comprising, in rcombinaare; uh;

tion, a casing having a plurality of sockets interiorly of its bottom, containers seatin in certain of said sockets and of less height than said casing, a tray of less area than the cross section of said casing and resting .on said containers, a container seating in a remainling socket rising substantially to the upper edge of the casing and extending upwardly past said tray.

2. A receptaclecomprising, in combination, a casing having a plurality of sockets interiorly of its bottom, containers seating in certain of said sockets, the depth of said certain sockets and the height of said containers being so related as to cause the tops of the containers to fall substantially in the same plane, a tray having container receiving sockets, said tray of less area than that of the cross section of the casing and resting on said containers, and a container seated in .a remaining bottom socket and rising past said tray to substantially the top of said casing.

3. A receptacle comprising. in combination, a casing having a plurality of sockets interiorly of its bottom, containers seating in certain of said sockets with their tops sub stantially in a common plane, hollow sleeves seating in other of said sockets with their upper edges lying in said plane, a tray fitting with aportion of the ,innersuriace ofsaid casing and supported partially on said containers and having a nonfitting edge lying on the upper edges'of said sleeves, containers in said sleeved sockets rising past said'tray and removable without disturbing said tray.

4. A receptacle comprising, in combination, a substantially cylindrical casing having sockets interiorly of its bottom, containers in certain of said sockets with their tops-substantially in a common plane,-sleeves seatingin the remaining sockets with their upper edges in said plane, a tray fitting with a portion of saidcasing and supported partially upon said containers and partially upon said sleeves, the non-fitting portion of-said tray flattened to lie in a vertical planeoverlapping the inner surfaces of said sleeves and containers in said sleeved sockets having flattened portions rising past the flattened portion of said tray substantially to the top' of said casing.

LOUISE EASTON WESTING. v 

